In the second year of the University of Cambridge Centre for Creative Writing’s partnership with the BBC we will celebrate the short story through a wide range of events with award-winning authors, publishers, agents and judges. There will be talks, workshops, panel discussions and conversation with authors including Tessa Hadley (in conversation with Dame Gillian […]
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Faculty of English collaborates with the Prince’s Teaching Institute on an English Enrichment Residential in Cambridge, 29 June-1 July 2019
The Faculty is collaborating with the Prince’s Teaching Institute (https://www.ptieducation.org/) on an English Enrichment Residential in Cambridge, 29 June-1 July. Members of the Faculty have been working with the PTI to deliver research-led, academically inspiring CPD to secondary-school teachers for over a decade. By helping teachers to re-engage with the academic subject they love, the […]
Continue ReadingDr Jan-Melissa Schramm publishes new book, ‘Censorship and the Representation of the Sacred in Nineteenth-Century England’ with Oxford University Press, May 2019
This is the third instalment in Jan’s series of books on the relationship between literature, theology, and English Law. Her first book considered the relationship between the legal rules of evidence and narrative form, and her second book focused on literature’s preoccupation with justice and ethics. The new monograph, ‘Censorship and the Representation of the […]
Continue ReadingDr Sophie Seita’s solo show opens at SPACE in Hackney, June-July 2019
Sophie Seita’s first solo show—My Little Enlightenment Plays—presents imaginary tête-à-têtes with Enlightenment figures through a selection of videos, sound pieces, texts, performance props and costumes. The exhibition opens on Thursday 13 June with My Little Enlightenment, performed by Seita with live electronic sound by Rhodri Karim. The exhibition continues until 6 July, closing with a performance of Les Bijoux Indiscrets, or, Paper Tigers on the Saturday at 4.30pm. More info […]
Continue ReadingDr Subha Mukherji leads Plenary Panel at Scientiae 2019 Conference, Queen’s University Belfast, 12-15 June 2019
Wednesday 12 June, 5.15pm-7.15pm, Scientiae 2019 Conference, Queen’s University Belfast: ‘Ways of Knowing’ Plenary panel led by Dr Subha Mukherji Anupam Basu (Washington) “Knowledge domains within the Early Modern printed corpus” Sorana Corneanu (Bucharest) “Reason and emotion in Robert Boyle’s moral and natural religious thought” Torrance Kirby (McGill) “A Form of the forms of knowing: […]
Continue ReadingThe Cambridge Theory, Criticism, and Culture Seminar presents a rare opportunity to hear from two leading contemporary avant-garde poets, Steve McCaffery and Karen Mac Cormack, 7pm, 7 June, Judith E. Wilson Drama Studio
Steve McCaffery and Karen Mac Cormack (State University of New York at Buffalo) Poetry Reading Friday 7 June 7 pm, Judith E. Wilson Studio The Cambridge Theory, Criticism, and Culture Seminar presents a rare opportunity to hear from two leading contemporary avant-garde poets, Steve McCaffery and Karen Mac Cormack. STEVE McCAFFERY has been twice nominated […]
Continue ReadingTeaching Associate in Renaissance Literature (Fixed Term)
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Continue ReadingCamGuides, written by Helen Murphy, is runner-up in national Information Literacy award
The pre-arrival resource for taught Master’s students, CamGuides, was recently announced as a runner-up for the Digital Award for Information Literacy 2019. Link to CamGuides. Link to further information about Digital Award for Information Literacy 2019. CamGuides was written and developed by Helen Murphy (English Faculty Library Manager) with support from the University’s Language Centre. […]
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